 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON SENATORS AT HOUSTON EAGLES 10/18/1981 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | WASHINGTON SENATORS AT HOUSTON EAGLES | | GAME ID: 3816 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 1981 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Washington Senators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | | Houston Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | |  | |
| Senators Win to Tie Series with Eagles | Trailing by a game in the World Series, Mike Mussina was ready for his start.
The right-hander turned in a performance for the ages at Buffalo Stadium today, pitching a 9-inning, complete-game shutout to lead the Washington Senators to victory in Game 4 of the World Series. Mussina held the Houston Eagles to 3 hits and 1 walk, while striking out 5. The win brought Washington into a 2-2 tie in the best-of-7 series.
Mussina, who was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, threw 94 pitches over 9 innings, while allowing no runs.
"Mike -- his tempo and rhythm were good," said Senators manager Rickie E. Shaw. "He was the key to us winning."
The next game is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20th, 1981 at RFK Stadium in Washington. Slated to start are Pedro J Martinez for the Houston Eagles and William Bell for the the Washington Senators.
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| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: R. Furcal (4, 4th Inning off K. Hendricks, 1 on, 1 out) M. Mussina (1, 7th Inning off K. Hendricks, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Henderson (4, 6th Inning off K. Hendricks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Roenicke (1, 7th Inning off K. Hendricks, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Furcal 4 , M. Mussina 2 , B. Wilkerson , R. Roenicke 4 , T. Oliva , P. Lloyd 2 , B. Richardson , R. Henderson 3
2-out RBI: M. Mussina , R. Roenicke , T. Oliva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Furcal , T. Oliva
GIDP: B. Richardson
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson 2 (3)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Richardson-Lloyd-Wilkerson) | | | | |
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| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | M. Mussina W (1-2) | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 64 | 2.41 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | K. Hendricks L (2-2) | 6.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 116 | 77 | 4.85 | | E. Seward | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 0.00 | | L. Herring | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Mike Mussina
Ballpark: Buffalo Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 39691 |
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